Bunkers - more experiments.

[Sangennaru]

EDIT: The full tutorial is now available on my website!!!

Hello everyone! Recently i started some experiments to create a quick and effective technique in order to build bunkers and poured concrete constructions. The first model is completed, and the tutorial is almost done. Meanwhile, i leave you with a teaser!



And of course with my preliminary test piece, that can be found also on my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thelazyforger




I'll upload the full article and the finished model tomorrow, stay tuned!

Cheers
Jack

[FramFramson]

That looks EX-cellent! Perfectly evocative of concrete forms created in a wooden mould. Can't wait to see how you reverse-engineered it!

[Sangennaru]

Thanks Matt! Instead of sleeping, i'm writing the tutorial right now! I'll publish tomorrow ASAP!


Besides: i've renewed my website!

[Pijlie]

Looks perfectly convincing to me. I am looking forward to your tutorial.

[YPU]

I thought you left all your tools in Italy? 

Honestly the poured concrete effect always looks like stacked foam-board to me. But I see bunkers like that pretty often and even in real life I think they look that way.  So I guess your spot on.

[Andym]

That looks brill! Perfect texture!

[maxxon]

Very nice texture. It does look very much like concrete poured into rough plank molds, which is the kind I grew up around. I've always disliked too smooth concrete walls, they don't feel real to me.

[Sangennaru]

Thanks guys! The tut is almost done!

I thought you left all your tools in Italy? 

Honestly the poured concrete effect always looks like stacked foam-board to me. But I see bunkers like that pretty often and even in real life I think they look that way.  So I guess your spot on.

I left most of them in italy! Well, in this case i didn't even use foamboard of any kind, i tried to be more... classical.

[Sangennaru]

My dear fellas, i'm proud to announce (again) my newest tutorial!

THE BUNKER!

Here with some russians in cover behind, and a LMG stall on the window!



Read the full tutorial here!
http://www.thelazyforger.com/tutorials/bunkers-and-concrete-buildings/

[Pijlie]

Very cleverly done!

[FramFramson]

Quite an involved process, but with lovely worthwhile results.

[Mr. Peabody]

I think a coat of Future on all the absorbent surfaces (balsa & card) will solve your issues with the mould absorbing water. You won't loose any detail and might find that the leaking of plaster is reduced as well.

Should speed up builds of this sort.

Also, that's some awesome work!  Like you say, nothing beats modelling reality if your materials will work with a convincing scale effect.

[Sangennaru]

I think a coat of Future on all the absorbent surfaces (balsa & card) will solve your issues with the mould absorbing water. You won't loose any detail and might find that the leaking of plaster is reduced as well.

Should speed up builds of this sort.

That's REALLY interesting! Great! Here in Canada it's really hard to find Future, somehow. Isn't any other valid alternative?

[Mr. Peabody]

I buy Future all the time here in Vancouver... It's a real Canadian thing.

[Za Zjurman]

http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html

cheers,
Za

edit: Nice bunker